CRN study on health-care cost savings from use of supplements offers data on reductions in spending on hospitalizations for chronic conditions linked to use of omega-3s, fiber and other supplements as well as on efficacy of certain dietary ingredients in helping prevent chronic conditions.
Annual spending through 2030 by US consumers at risk of coronary artery disease of less than $160 for omega-3 dietary supplements could help avoid $4.47bn in spending each year on hospitalization for those consumers related to the condition, according to a Council for Responsible Nutrition study.
For soluble fiber supplementation at protective daily intake levels, less than $100 in median annual spending by a consumer in...
Green Pharmaceuticals’ SnoreStop Nasal Spray, previously marketed as “NasoSpray,” still is available even though agency officials on multiple occasions for a month recommended a recall after an April inspection found “gross microbial contamination” in one lot.
Week after publishing safety alert about OPMS Black Liquid Kratom “linked to serious adverse health effects, including death,” FDA announced market research “to understand and characterize emergent risk/safety and perceived benefits reportedly linked to kratom and psychedelics.” But it withdrew the study 10 days later.
Semi-annual regulatory agenda of non-binding target dates also sets December goal for an NPRM to recognize N-acetyl-L-cysteine as a lawful dietary ingredient. Like IND exemptions rule, item on NAC included for first time in FDA’s list.
This HBW Insight series profiles regulatory affairs specialists working in or supporting the consumer health and beauty product industries. In this installment, we speak to Kenvue's Kevin Whelan.
Court order dismisses claims against Perrigo and Joseph Papa, its former CEO, with prejudice. Settlement also bars any claim against plaintiffs and class members, “whether arising under state, federal, common or foreign law,” alleging liability for losses.
In this episode of the Over the Counter podcast, HBW Insight speaks to Kerry's RDA senior manager of immune and joint health, Sonja Nodland, about the opportunity for innovation that postbiotics represent for the consumer health industry.
Proposal to have panelists rate the strength of efficacy and safety evidence on a numeric scale also draws support in written comments on ways to optimize the advisory committee process.
